Failure to have production and process controls for automated processes, as required by 21 CFR 820.70(i). when computers or automated data processing systems are used as part of production or the quality system. A manufacturer is required to validate computer software for its intended use according to an established protocol. For example, databases that are maintained for data analysis and other tracking and trending functions, including complaint and services access databases, have riot [sic] been validated for their intended use.
Failure to establish and maintain instructions and procedures for performing and verifying that servicing meets the specified requirements, as required by 21 CFR 820.200(b). Each manufacturer must analyze service reports with appropriate: statistical methodology in accordance with Section 820. 100. For example, your quality group reviews narrative summaries of service reports every two weeks, but the data is not tracked and trended according to a statistical method.